Websites Mariel's Websites 1. Ellis Island Interactive Tour and Facts http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/immigration/tour/index.htm This website is such an interactive and fun resource to use in the classroom. Since not all schools have the funds to take a trip to Ellis Island, having virtual tours in the class would be a great activity for your students to participate in. In the virtual tour, there are photos, videos to go along with your tour every step of the way.
2. Ellis Island KIDS DISCOVER http://www.kidsdiscover.com/shop/issues/ellis-island-for-kids/ This website is a great resource for teachers and students. It includes free lesson plans for teachers as well as magazines that students would enjoy reading. Within the magazines, there would be fun facts about Ellis Island that the students could read up on in groups.
3. Ellis Island- Facts & Summary- HISTORY http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island From the 'HISTORY' website, this includes so many factual things about Ellis Island. There are multiple videos and speeches having to do with Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. This website also includes a timeline about immigration that leads up to Ellis Island, and even after Ellis Island shut down.
Courtney's Websites 1. Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument http://www.nps.gov/elis/forteachers/index.htm This website provides both teachers and students with pertinent information regarding Ellis Island. This website talks about the history and culture of Ellis Island, specifically the people who worked at Ellis Island, the different positions they held, the places people went to after they came through Ellis Island, personal stories from people who experienced coming to Ellis Island, collections and artifacts of people who passed through Ellis Island, as well as primary sources. Students are also able to view photos and videos from Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and take a tour of the island through a virtual fieldtrip. Finally, the website provides a ‘Junior Ranger Program’ in which students are given the opportunity to learn about the Statue of Liberty and participate in a multitude of activities in order to provide an engaging and fun way to learn about Ellis Island.
2. General Resources and Materials for Teachers: Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty http://www.nps.gov/elis/forteachers/upload/family%20tree-2.pdf The site gives information on a fun project that links students to Ellis Island. It provides a graphic organizer along with instructions on how to create a Family Tree Project. The website tells students that this activity will help them find out who they are, who their ancestors were, and where they may have come from. If they can go far enough back, they may even be able to link themselves to Ellis Island.
3. Maps4Kids http://maps4kids.com Maps4Kids is an internet site for maps, map information, and games pertaining to maps. At the top of the page is a horizontal tool bar, that when you scan the curser over the word, a drop box is shown containing various activities to do within that topic. For example, under the “Maps” tab, there is a list of interactive thematic maps and under the “Games” tab, there are fun games and quizzes incorporating the use of maps or the symbols found on maps. The website also shows maps of different countries in relation to the United States which can be used for showing students where immigrants came from when they arrived at Ellis Island.
Kelsey's Websites
1. Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm?eml=OT/e/20120224///Ellis_Island///NY_NJ_List//////&ym_MID=1400440&ym_rid=878933 This is an interactive site that offers so much information about Ellis Island. It includes a virtual field trip to Ellis Island with a 30-minute video describing the past and taking the viewer around Ellis Island. It also includes an interactive tour which provides photos, voice interviews, and facts to learn all about how the immigration process worked. One of my favorite parts was the “Meet the Young Immigrants.” This section is dedicated to getting to know young children who are immigrants and to hear their story!
2. Brain Pop http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/bp-jr-topic/ellis-island/ and http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/bp-jr-topic/statue-of-liberty/ This website, although it would not be a good one to recommend for children to use, I think it would be very helpful for all teachers. It provides background information on Ellis Island, along with lesson plan ideas. These ideas really engage students and make them dig deeper into the time of the immigration process that took place over there. The second website is still located on Brain Pop however, it is on the Statute of Liberty rather than just Ellis Island.
3. Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQl6XBo64M This YouTube video creates a clever song about having immigrants in America. It provides students a catchy way for learning about America being a melting pot. I felt it was a great video for students to watch so they can appreciate all the differences and cultures that immigration brought to America.
Katie's Websites
1. Scholastic- Immigration: Stories of Today and Yesterday http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/ This website is a useful resource for teachers to use because it provides both a virtual tour and virtual fieldtrip to Ellis Island that students would really enjoy and benefit from. It also provides immigration data and statistics, notes from children who have recently immigrated to the United States, and many different teaching resources including book lists, activity ideas, unit plants, etc.
2. PBS- Learning Adventures in Citizenship (Episode Four) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork//laic/episode4/e4_mm.html This is a website that students can use to read about and complete different activities games regarding Ellis Island and its associated topics, like immigrant transformations, city building, etc. It is also important to note that this website may be a bit too advanced for second grade students, but with the proper guidance and direction they will surely benefit from it. Furthermore, many of the activities can also be implemented by teachers.
3. From Ellis Island to Orchard Street with Victoria Confino http://tenement.org/immigrate/ I loved this website because it is an interactive activity that makes the student an immigrant and takes them through all of the steps of traveling to America through Ellis Island and starting a life here. However, some second grade students may have difficulty understanding the process at first, so I would most likely do this activity in the computer lab so I could assist all of the students at once and give them the opportunity to help each other.
Mariel's Websites
1. Ellis Island Interactive Tour and Facts
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/immigration/tour/index.htm
This website is such an interactive and fun resource to use in the classroom. Since not all schools have the funds to take a trip to Ellis Island, having virtual tours in the class would be a great activity for your students to participate in. In the virtual tour, there are photos, videos to go along with your tour every step of the way.
2. Ellis Island KIDS DISCOVER
http://www.kidsdiscover.com/shop/issues/ellis-island-for-kids/
This website is a great resource for teachers and students. It includes free lesson plans for teachers as well as magazines that students would enjoy reading. Within the magazines, there would be fun facts about Ellis Island that the students could read up on in groups.
3. Ellis Island- Facts & Summary- HISTORY
http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island
From the 'HISTORY' website, this includes so many factual things about Ellis Island. There are multiple videos and speeches having to do with Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. This website also includes a timeline about immigration that leads up to Ellis Island, and even after Ellis Island shut down.
Courtney's Websites
1. Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
http://www.nps.gov/elis/forteachers/index.htm
This website provides both teachers and students with pertinent information regarding Ellis Island. This website talks about the history and culture of Ellis Island, specifically the people who worked at Ellis Island, the different positions they held, the places people went to after they came through Ellis Island, personal stories from people who experienced coming to Ellis Island, collections and artifacts of people who passed through Ellis Island, as well as primary sources. Students are also able to view photos and videos from Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and take a tour of the island through a virtual fieldtrip. Finally, the website provides a ‘Junior Ranger Program’ in which students are given the opportunity to learn about the Statue of Liberty and participate in a multitude of activities in order to provide an engaging and fun way to learn about Ellis Island.
2. General Resources and Materials for Teachers: Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
http://www.nps.gov/elis/forteachers/upload/family%20tree-2.pdf
The site gives information on a fun project that links students to Ellis Island. It provides a graphic organizer along with instructions on how to create a Family Tree Project. The website tells students that this activity will help them find out who they are, who their ancestors were, and where they may have come from. If they can go far enough back, they may even be able to link themselves to Ellis Island.
3. Maps4Kids
http://maps4kids.com
Maps4Kids is an internet site for maps, map information, and games pertaining to maps. At the top of the page is a horizontal tool bar, that when you scan the curser over the word, a drop box is shown containing various activities to do within that topic. For example, under the “Maps” tab, there is a list of interactive thematic maps and under the “Games” tab, there are fun games and quizzes incorporating the use of maps or the symbols found on maps. The website also shows maps of different countries in relation to the United States which can be used for showing students where immigrants came from when they arrived at Ellis Island.
Kelsey's Websites
1. Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm?eml=OT/e/20120224///Ellis_Island///NY_NJ_List//////&ym_MID=1400440&ym_rid=878933
This is an interactive site that offers so much information about Ellis Island. It includes a virtual field trip to Ellis Island with a 30-minute video describing the past and taking the viewer around Ellis Island. It also includes an interactive tour which provides photos, voice interviews, and facts to learn all about how the immigration process worked. One of my favorite parts was the “Meet the Young Immigrants.” This section is dedicated to getting to know young children who are immigrants and to hear their story!
2. Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/bp-jr-topic/ellis-island/
and
http://www.brainpop.com/educators/community/bp-jr-topic/statue-of-liberty/
This website, although it would not be a good one to recommend for children to use, I think it would be very helpful for all teachers. It provides background information on Ellis Island, along with lesson plan ideas. These ideas really engage students and make them dig deeper into the time of the immigration process that took place over there. The second website is still located on Brain Pop however, it is on the Statute of Liberty rather than just Ellis Island.
3. Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQl6XBo64M
This YouTube video creates a clever song about having immigrants in America. It provides students a catchy way for learning about America being a melting pot. I felt it was a great video for students to watch so they can appreciate all the differences and cultures that immigration brought to America.
Katie's Websites
1. Scholastic- Immigration: Stories of Today and Yesterday
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/
This website is a useful resource for teachers to use because it provides both a virtual tour and virtual fieldtrip to Ellis Island that students would really enjoy and benefit from. It also provides immigration data and statistics, notes from children who have recently immigrated to the United States, and many different teaching resources including book lists, activity ideas, unit plants, etc.
2. PBS- Learning Adventures in Citizenship (Episode Four)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork//laic/episode4/e4_mm.html
This is a website that students can use to read about and complete different activities games regarding Ellis Island and its associated topics, like immigrant transformations, city building, etc. It is also important to note that this website may be a bit too advanced for second grade students, but with the proper guidance and direction they will surely benefit from it. Furthermore, many of the activities can also be implemented by teachers.
3. From Ellis Island to Orchard Street with Victoria Confino
http://tenement.org/immigrate/
I loved this website because it is an interactive activity that makes the student an immigrant and takes them through all of the steps of traveling to America through Ellis Island and starting a life here. However, some second grade students may have difficulty understanding the process at first, so I would most likely do this activity in the computer lab so I could assist all of the students at once and give them the opportunity to help each other.